Haute Complication: Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Heure Sautante Minutes Retrograde

With its double-stepped bezel is Blancpain's Villeret collection not only instantly recognizable but also a true classic. Its details are subtle, but because of that, all the more powerful. Such a case also forms the perfect framework for the Tourbillon Heure Sautante Minutes Retrograde, which takes the purity of the Villeret-design to the next level with a tantalizing combination complications.

By Adrienne Faurote

Haute Complication: Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Perpetuel 6656

When you say Villeret, you touch the essence of Blancpain. With its double stepped bezel did it play an important role in the revival of not only Blancpain itself, but that of the Haute Horlogerie as a whole. This is even more so with the Villeret Quantieme Perpetuel 6656, as the brand has been known especially since its rebirth in 1983 by Jean-Claude Biver and Jacques Piguet, for its calendar watches.

Haute Time’s Favorite Watches From Blancpain

Blancpain has been a very fortunate brand. As one of the pioneers in the field of diving watches and that of automatic watches, they have a tremendously rich history. Even when the quartz crisis almost made an end to the brand, there was Jean-Claude Biver, who together with Jacques Piguet, son of Frédéric Piguet, took the company to new heights. Since 2002 the brand is in the capable hands of Marc A. Hayek, who has carefully build upon the history of the brand, yet with a keen eye to what modern consumers are looking for. While their current collection is vast, these are our Haute Time favorites.

Four Complicated Yet Understated Watches

It is somewhat of a contradiction: to create a complicated watch, and then make it look as simple and understated as possible. This not only requires technical prowess, but also quite a bit of skill from the designers, as nothing is as difficult as making a complicated watch look simple, yet these four watches do just that!

Montblanc Unveils Pre-SIHH 2017 Vintage 1858 Watches – In Bronze

By Roberta Naas In a sneak peek at one of the new mini-collections coming out at SIHH 2017, Monblanc unveils the vintage-inspired 1858 Chronometer Tachymeter Limited Edition 100 in bronze and it's a beauty. It has all of the

Haute Time Watch of the Day: Blancpain Villeret Skeleton 8 Days

Today’s Haute Time watch of the day, is very beautiful skeleton piece, made by Blancpain.  We are huge fans of the skeleton watch, and love the Blancpain Villeret Skeleton 8 Days.   The watch was launched at Basel World 2012, and we are huge fans. The watch is a 38mm, with a white gold case.  […]